COACHELLA, Calif. — Undefeated junior middleweight Sebastian Fundora has earned his spot to fight for a world championship in the junior middleweight division. However, he refuses to sit around while the smoke clears for his opportunity to arise. Champion, Jermell Charlo broke his hand earlier this year forcing him to withdraw from a fight against #1 contender, Tim Tszyu. While they clear things up, “The Towering Inferno” plans to stay as busy as possible until title opportunity knocks. On Saturday night, Fundora takes on yet another tough challenger in Brian Mendoza who is coming off the biggest win of his career, a 5th round knockout over former champion, Jeison Rosario. Last October Fundora unanimously defeated once beaten Carlos Ocampo. Prior to that he was involved in one of the all-time great fights in the 154 lbs division when he defeated Erick Lubin in a back and forth fight in Las Vegas. Fundora hopes to put on an exciting and successful showing against Mendoza that leads to him fighting for the title by the years end.
